Two peace activists shot and wounded by IDF during West Bank protest

[Scurrilous]

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/376391.html

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"Golani troops open fire on demonstrators protesting security fence; Israeli man seriously wounded, foreign woman lightly hurt.

Israel Defense Force soldiers shot and wounded two people during a demonstration against the West Bank security fence Friday. An Israeli man, named as Gil Na'amati from Kibbutz Nirim, sustained serious wounds, while a foreign tourist was lightly hurt.

The incident occurred close to the Palestinian village of Mahase, east of Rosh Ha'ayin, where around 100 members of the Anarchist Movement against the Wall and the International Solidarity Movement were protesting against the construction of the security fence.

During the protest, troops used live ammunition. At a later stage, another foreign activist was wounded by a rubber bullet. Na'amati, whose friends said was hit by two bullets, was evacuated to Beilinson hospital in Petah Tikva."

[drdon326]

1. Protesting , huh??

for some reason that escapes me, you left out:

"one live shot was fired in the direction of the demonstrators, who were attempting to cut through the security fence with wire cutters."

sounds like they were breaking the law.

bummer

[bluesoul]

2. So shooting anyone is OK

even if they do not endanger anyone. I must have missed the part where my country would be shooting at tresspasser or people cutting through security fence. Oh my...

[drdon326]

3. Welcome to War-Zone 101

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[Metrix]

4. settlers = combatants

I'm sure that's what you meant.

[dfong63]

5. a "security fence" that happens to run thru your neighbor's property.

orwell and kafka had nothing on the people who came up with this "fence".

[number6]

6. shooting protesters in Iraq, in Israel... next USA

the end of freedom

[Resistance]

7. They just keep shootin 'em

Anarchists? Peace workers? Shoot 'em! Kill 'em! Gun 'em down!! Waahooo!

[The Magistrate]

8. Let Us Hope, Mr. Resistance

That when it comes time to remove settlements, the Army is willing to use similarly ruthless means of enforcement. It will go much more quickly and smoothly, if they do.

[Resistance]

10. My hope

is for that Army to become less ruthless all around

[ClaraLemlich]

9. Why does this ring a bell?

"One of the demonstrators, Jonathan Faulk, told Haaretz that a group of soldiers opened fire in his direction, from a distance of several meters. Faulk said that there was no warning before the shots were fired, and that "the soldiers' lives were never in any danger."

Oh, yes, Kent State, June 4, 1970; that was it.